Koshigaya in Musashi Province, no. 14 from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji

By 1925, purchased in Japan by Frank Lloyd Wright; ca. 1926, acquired by The Bank of Wisconsin; 1928, sold to Edward Burr Van Vleck (Madison, WI); 1943, passed through inheritance to Edward’s son, John H. Van Vleck (Madison, WI); 9 January 1980, bequeathed by John H. Van Vleck to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

• Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Hiroshige ten: Seitan 200-shunen kinen (200th Anniversary Hiroshige Exhibition)." Madison, WI: Elvehjem Museum of Art; Japan: Bun You Associates, 1996. no. 111
• Elvehjem Museum of Art. "The Edward Burr Van Vleck Collection of Japanese Prints." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1990. p. 107

• 200th Anniversary Hiroshige Exhibition (Hiroshige ten: seiten 200-shunen kinen): Elvehjem Museum of Art, 4/29/1996–12/8/1996

In this vertically oriented print of a spring landscape, a snow-covered Mt. Fuji, slightly to the left of center, rises above a dark mountain range in the background. The prominent sky fades to a deep blue as it nears the top edge of the paper. The midground features a lush green plain and a river which spans the width of the paper. One figure paddles a small boat while four figures wearing kimonos and holding parasols stand on the riverbank. The foreground shows vivid green grass and two blossoming cherry trees. The tree on the right spans the height of the paper.

• Asia
• Prints
• E. B. Van Vleck Collection of Japanese Prints
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